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United States Patent DIAMOND CARRIER Curtis C. Wicklund, Superior, Wis.

Application August 16, 1954, Serial No. 450,195

4 Claims. (Cl. 229-875) This invention relates to diamond papers which are used in the storing, transporting, and examining of small diamonds.

Diamond papers have been used for many, many years as a means for holding the very small diamonds which are used in the jewelry and watch making trades. A quantity of these small diamonds being wrapped in paper folded in a manner so that the diamonds will not "fall therefrom, and the papers are usually stacked in boxes or wallets. Travelling salemen who handle these diamonds may have many of these diamond papers filled withvarious sizes of diamonds and in various quantities, however, the over-all value of a relatively few of these diamond papers may be extremely high. 7

A salesman calling on a diamond buyer, hands the diamond papers and their contents to the buyer, unfolds them one at a time and holds the paper so that the diamonds rest in one of the folds of the paper. The paper must be so held, when opened, that the loose diamonds will not roll out of the paper and drop to the floor or counter where they may belost for they roll very readily. In order to examine the diamonds offered for sale, the diamonds must be rolled back and forth in the paper so that the quality of the diamonds may be scrutinized, and their color and refraction and characteristics noted. Often when the loose diamonds are being examined they might be dumped from the paper inadvertently and considerable time is expended trying to find the small =diamonds, and some of them may not be found, resulting in a loss.

Diamond papers have been used in this manner for many years with no change, inspite of the disadvantages of the system; It is one of my principal objects to .provide an improved diamond carrying paper which will permit the examination of loose diamonds carried therein without danger of their being lost.

Another object is to provide a diamond carrying paper which will guard against losses or loose diamonds and still not change the conventional folding to any great degree whereby acceptance in the trade may be readily accomplished.

Another object of my invention is to provide such a paper which is relatively inexpensive and yet positive in its operation.

Another, more specific object of my invention, is to provide end closure members for the normal trough of a diamond paper in which loose diamonds are usually examined.

Another object is to provide simple glued tabs on two adjacent edges of a substantially triangularly shaped end or closure member, the tab serving to secure the closure members to adjacent wall members of a diamond paper whereby a trough is formed having closed ends and having a V-shaped cross-section.

Another object of my invention is to provide closure members having a score line on which they readily fold to permit the folding of the diamond paper in a normal or conventional manner for transportation and storage.

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These and other objects and advantages 'of my invention will become more apparent as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a diamond paper equipped with my invention and showing loose diamonds in the bottom of the trough formed in the paper.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the paper partially folded.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Figs. 1 and 2 showing the paper in further stages of folding.

Fig. 4 be view similar to Figs. 1, 2, and 3 :showing the paper completely folded.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the end or closuremembers for my cliamond paper.

In the drawing the reference numeral 1 indicates a sheet of suitable paperor the like for the purpose intended. The paper 1 is preferably of substantially rectangular shape as shown and should have four transverse score lines .2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, dividing the paper into five transverse sections 6, 7, 8, 9, and '10, respectively. The paper 1 also has a pair of spaced substantially parallel longitudinal score lines 11 and 12 inwardly from the longitudinal margins thereof, the score lines 11 and 12 defining a pair of end portions 13 and 14, one on each longitudinal edge of :the paper. All of theabove is conventional, as is the normal folding of the paper which includes first folding the paper on :the score line .3 to place the sections 7 and 8 in abutting relation ship and the sections 6 and 9 in abutting relationship. The paper is then folded inwardly on each ofwthe score lines Hand 12 whereby the end portions 13 and 14 overlap the sections 7, 6, and 10 as shown in Fig. 3. The section 7 is then folded against the section 6 and the section 10 is folded over the top thereof to form a closure whereby the diamonds may be carriedin the fold 3 between the sections 7 and 8. Obviously diamonds can readily roll along the fold 3 and out of the :paper in this conventional form of a diamond paper.

My invention comprises a pair of end or closure members 15-15, the closure members having a substantially triangular shape, preferably as shown in Fig. 5 and being of the same material as the paper 1. The end or closure members 15 have a pair of adjacent straight sides 16 and 17 which form a V- shape, the sides being defined by means of score lines 18 and 19, respectively. Each of the sides 16 and 17 has a tab or attaching portion 20 and 21 may be folded in angular relationship to the body from by the score lines 13 and 19 respectively. The tab portions 20 and 21, extending preferably from the upper ends of the edges 16 and 17 to the apex 22 of the V formed for the adjacent sides whereby the tabs 20 and 21 may be folded in angular rleationship to the body of the closure members as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to permit the securing of the closure members to the diamond paper 1 in the desire manner.

The closure members are secured to the diamond paper with the apex 22 of the V-shaped sides of the closure member in engagement with the fold 3 of the paper, one of the closure members 15 being located at the juncture of the folds 3 and 11, and the other at the juncture of the folds 3 and 12 as shown in Fig. 1. The sides 16 and 17 of the members 15 are placed in alinement with the folds 11 and 12 respectively as shown in Fig. 1, and the tabs 20 and 21 are secured in place as by gluing or the like to the adjacent surface of the sections 8 and 7 respectively. This installation of the members 15 limits the folding of the paper 1 on the fold 3 so that a V shaped trough 24 is formed, and the members 15 form a closure for each end of the trough along the score lines 11 and 12. Loose diamonds 25 may be readily carried in the trough and rocked back and forth conveniently and safely in this manner. The V-shaped troughs 26 and 27 at each end of the trough 24 serves as a convenient means for gripping and holding the paper for examination for the index finger of the left and right hands may be placed in the trough 26 and 27 respectively while the thumb and middle fingers of the left and right hands grip the sides 7 and 8 against the index finger.

Obviously, with the paper thus formed and the diamonds thus heldthere is little possibility of slippage and losing of diamonds as they are being examined, and also there is less likelihood of the loss of a diamond by virtue of its being mislocated outwardly either in folds 11 and 12 when the paper 1 is being folded for storage or transportation. As can beseen in Figs. 3 and -4 a diamond thus located might well become lost for it would have access to the outer edges 28 and 29 of the paper.

To facilitate the folding of my improved diamond paper, I have provided a score line 30 on each of the closure members 15, the score line 30 extending from the apex 22 of the sides 16 and 17 in such a manner as to bisect the closure members 15. As clearly shown in Fig. 2, as the paper 1 is folded for storage and transportation, the closure members fold into two edges along the score line 30, and the closure members preferably fold inwardly toward each other whereby they serve as further insurance against the loss of a diamond from between the sections 7 and 8 when the paper is folded as is deemed apparent.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A diamond carrier for carrying diamonds and the like comprising a body member having a pair of inner body sections joined to one another along a central fold line, a pair of outer body sections, each being joined to an inner body section along an outer fold line thereof, said central fold line and said outer fold lines being spaced from and substantially parallel to one another, a pair of spaced, substantially triangular-shaped closure members secured to and connecting the adjacent inner surface of each inner body section to one another along a line inward from the side edge of each inner body section and in substantially transverse relationship thereto with the apex of each closure member being in engagement with said central fold line whereby a V-shaped trough is provided to receive and hold loose diamonds and the like, each of said closure members being provided with a fold line substantially bisecting the angle at the apex of each of said closure members and extending to the base thereof.

2. A paper for carrying diamonds and the like comprising a body member having a pair of inner body sections joined to one another along a central fold line, a

pair of outer body sections, each being joined to an inner body section along an outer fold line thereof, said central fold line and said outer fold lines being spaced from and substantially parallel to one another, a pair of side body sections, each being jointed to an inner and outer body section along a side fold line, each side fold line extending along each side of said body member in substantially transverse relationship to said central and said outer fold lines, a pair of spaced triangular shaped closure members secured to and connecting the adjacent inner surface of each inner body section along each side fold line with the apex of each closure member being in engagement with said central fold line whereby a V-shaped trough is provided to receive and hold loose diamonds and the like, each of said closure members being provided with a fold line substantially bisecting the angle at the apex of each of said closure members and extending to the base thereof.

3. A paper for carrying diamonds in accordance with claim 2 in which an additional top body section is secured along a fold line to one of said outer body sections, said fold line being substantially parallel to and spaced from said central and said other outer fold lines.

4. A paper for carrying diamonds and the like comprising a body member having a pair of inner body sections joined to one another along a central fold line, a pair of outer body sections, each being joined to an inner body section along an outer fold line thereof, a pair of side body sections, each being jointed to an inner and outer body section along a side fold line each side fold line extending along each side of said body member in substantially transverse relationship to said central and said outer fold lines, a pair of spaced substantially triangular shaped closure members, said closure members having flanged tabs extending from adjacent sides, said tabs being secured to the adjacent surface of each inner body section along said lateral fold line with the apex of each closure member being in engagement with the said central fold line whereby a V-shaped trough is provided to receive and hold loose diamonds and the like, each of said closure members being provided with a fold line substantially bisecting the angle at the apex of each of said closure members and extending to the base thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,234,037 Julian July 17, 1917 1,801,155 Harson Apr. 14, 1931 2,140,748 Johanson Dec. 20, 1938 FOREIGN PATENTS $50,918 France Dec. 22, 1922 889,858 France Oct. 18, 1943 

